Specialty care clinics

HCP works in collaboration with Regents of the University of Colorado and local public health agencies in Colorado to provide access to pediatric specialty care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and their families living in rural counties in Colorado where pediatric medical specialists are least available.

Attending an HCP Specialty Clinic is an opportunity for a child or youth with special health care needs to see a pediatric specialist in a rural community without traveling to a large urban area. It’s an opportunity to ask questions about a child’s care, medication, day-to-day concerns and possible resources.

HCP Specialty Clinics reduce barriers to families, such as cost, lost work or school time, and travel.

Costs

In some cases, families may be asked to pay a clinic support fee for an HCP Specialty Clinic visit. The fees provide financial support to contracted local public health agency host sites to help offset expenses related to coordinating clinics.

The HCP Specialty Clinic coordinator is responsible for charging families according to a sliding fee scale.

Families and HCP Specialty Clinic coordinators should be aware of the following guidelines:

Fees are in addition to any co-pays or deductibles that may be collected by University Physicians Inc.

CU Medicine may bill a family with private insurance for any co-pay due or when an insurance payment is denied because the deductible has not been met.

Families may be responsible for their co-pay and/or deductible and should make payment directly to CU Medicine.

Patients unable or unwilling to obtain their own insurance (identified as "self pay") will not be billed unless the family and the pediatric specialist agree before services are rendered on payment plans based on the family's ability to pay. This should be documented at the time of visit.

CU Medicine may choose not to bill families and, if so, will receive no further compensation.